The latest ONS figures have revealed an unexpected increase in inflation to 3% in January. The Welsh Conservatives argue that a key contributing factor for this rise is Labour’s economic mismanagement in both Cardiff Bay and Westminster, particularly the political decision to increase the cost of business with higher business rates and National Insurance costs….
Site clearance work has begun off Darran Road in Mountain Ash after a contractor was appointed to prepare the land for development. Construction of a brand new, modern care accommodation for older people will get underway later this year, in a joint project between Linc Cymru (Linc) and the Council. Planning consent for the old…
A leading Welsh developer has launched its new pilot programme where apprentices teach the next generation of housebuilders. Apprentices at Persimmon Homes’ Training Academy in Llanilid, which is run in conjunction with Bridgend College, took pupils from nearby schools through the principles of building the homes of the future in the first session of a…
Supermarket staff and their customers have raised an incredible £40,000 for theWales Air Ambulance Charity in tribute to the team reaching 50,000 missions earlierthis year.Twenty-five Tesco Extra and twenty-three Express stores have taken part in afundraiser which spanned from Milford Haven, up to Aberystwyth across toCaerphilly.Regional store managers Nicola McGuiness and Vanessa Martin worked with…
Wales’s First Minister effectively backed more spending on bureaucrats over Welsh pensioners At First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) today, the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives challenged the First Minister to condemn her Labour colleagues in Westminster for their Winter Fuel Payment cut. The Welsh Conservatives are committed to funding a Welsh Winter Fuel Allowance to restore…
Where are the 25.000 jobs promised by the Cardiff Capitol Region how many jobs have come to Cynon Valley after RCT Council ploughs 9 million into the City Deal? The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) aims to create 25,000 new jobs in the South East Wales region through the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal (CCRCD). The CCRCD is a…
Cardiff Bay “Labour has comprehensively failed” – audit Wales report reveals NHS workforce challenges Audit Wales has published a report today detailing the workforce challenges at the heart of the Welsh NHS, calling for “collective action”, highlighting a reliance on “expensive” agency staff to “plug gaps in the workforce”. Auditor General for Wales, Adrian Compton…
Over 100 counterfeit and unsafe toys have been seized after an inspection of a local business in Rhondda Cynon Taf by Trading Standards Officers. The goods which had been bought by the business from the online retailer TEMU, were voluntarily surrendered to Trading Standards. The business owner was left upset, thinking that the items they…
Why has it taken two months to get a response to a simple question for the Cynon Valley MS? The delay by the RCT Council in building the last section of the Aberdare Bypass is causing major problems for the residents of Llwydcoed, the bypass road was to be built in conjunction with the dualling…
A man who illegally dumped waste in Dyfi Forest has been ordered to pay a total of £2,270 in fines and costs after being caught on Natural Resources Wales (NRW) surveillance cameras. Toby Hamilton was sentenced for fly-tipping in Dyfi Forest near Pantperthog following a Fly Tipping Wales investigation that began when his truck was…
